Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Kids, Protecting Lunches Act of 2022”.
Protecting Kids, Protecting Lunches Act of 2022
A BILL
To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from establishing or enforcing certain requirements related to spaces reserved for biological males and biological females in schools that participate in the school meal programs, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Prohibiting certain requirements for participation in school meal programs
In carrying out the school lunch program authorized under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.) and the school breakfast program established by section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), the Secretary of Agriculture shall not—
require a State or local educational agency, school food authority, or any other entity that participates in such school meal programs to, with respect to schools served by such entities—
prohibit the existence of spaces in such schools, including sports teams, that are reserved exclusively for biological males or biological females;
allow biological males in such spaces reserved exclusively for biological females; or
allow biological females in such spaces reserved exclusively for biological males; and
condition funding for participation in such school meal programs on any such requirement described in subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (1).